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Replacing the Legends -- Schools Follow a Very Predictable Pattern

Brady Hoke says if his first year at Michigan doesn't end with a Big Ten title, he'll consider it a failure. That's pretty strong language, and it's fair to wonder why a coach would expect so much in his first season. Yet the pressure of living up to that expectation is nothing compared to the pressure of following a...

At Michigan Banquet, Rich Rodriguez Cites Inspirational Josh Groban Song

Not sure how Rich Rodriguez's tenure as Michigan's head coach could have turned out worse. He lost his first game to Utah and things went downhill from there. Now, three years later, it appears that he has coached his last game for the Wolverines. And, fittingly perhaps, the sometimes emotional Rodriguez was just that at...

Sparky Anderson: Simply Special

DETROIT -- The last time I saw Sparky Anderson was at the World Series in Detroit in 2006, the first appearance of the Tigers in that event since Anderson led them to the championship in 1984. Anderson had white hair at an early age so he always had a mature look about him and sometimes seemed older than his years. But...

Adding Nebraska Cornhuskers to Big Ten Shucks Tradition

This is so depressing. I'm the last sentimentalist left in sports. I mean, after this silly conference expansion, what happens to the Big Ten legacies of Woody, Bo and three yards and a cloud of dust? Nebraska folks know nothing about that. Nebraska folks could care less. Nebraska folks are into Oklahoma, period, but...

Don Nehlen Recovering From Heart Surgery

Former West Virginia and College Football Hall of Fame coach, Don Nehlen is recovering from triple bypass surgery. Nehlen's son-in-law, former NFL quarterback Jeff Hostetler, said Nehlen underwent surgery Tuesday following routine testing and that his recovery was going well.Nehlen always has been and always will be a...

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05/22/12 Dave Brandon. Brandon's Blog: Community Service Equals... Source: MGoBlue.com University of Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon will regularly offer his view on a variety of topics related to U-M and intercollegiate sports.
05/21/12 Dave Brandon. Brandon's Blog: Community Service Equals... Source: MGoBlue.com University of Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon will regularly offer his view on a variety of topics related to U-M and intercollegiate sports.
05/12/12 Michigan football: Brady Hoke reminisces about... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI In the 5 1/2 years since his death, Bo Schembechler has taken on almost sainthood status around the University of Michigan.
05/07/12 Barry Larkin shares how he told Bo Schembechler he was... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI ESPN writer Thomas Neumann caught up with soon-to-be Hall of Famer Barry Larkin (which, in retrospect, probably wasn't that hard since Larkin works for ESPN) to discuss several aspects of his Olympic, college and pro careers.
04/20/12 RedHawks hitting coach Leon Roberts almost played... Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK RedHawks hitting coach and former major leaguer was recruited by Michigan as an end.